Early Imperial Romans vs Germans (again)
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:10 pm
650 pts.
Romans:
1 FC, 2 TC
6 BGs of Legionnaires: ea 4 stands, HF Armored, Superior, drilled, impact foot, skilled swordsmen
3 BGs of Auxilia: ea 4 stands, MF, armored, average, drilled, light spear, swordsmen
2 BGs of Equites Alares: ea 4 stands, cav, armored, average, drilled, light spear, swordsmen
1 BG of Equites Mauri: 4 stands, LF, unprotected, average, undrilled, javelin
1 BG of auxiliary archers, 6 stands, LF, protected, averaged, drilled, bow
1 BG of slingers, 4 stands, LF, unprotected, average, undrilled, sling.
Fortified Camp.
Germans:
1 FC, 2 TC
1 BG of Noble cavalry, cav, protected, average, undrilled, light spear, swordsmen
2 BGs of juvenile skirmisers, ea 6 stands, LF, unprotected, average, undrilled, javelins
1 BG of archers, 8 stands, LF, unprotected, average, undrilled, bow
4 BGs of warriors, 8-10 stands each, HF, protected, average, undrilled, impact foot, swordsmen
1 BG of warriors MF, 8 stands, protected, average undrilled, impact foot, swordsmen
unfortified camp
Romans lost initiative, terrain was agricultural, with a steep wooded hill in middle of the Roman long table edge, a wood in the middle of the German long table edge, an open field in the German left flank, an enclosed field in the Roman right flank, an open field in the Roman left flank, and a plantation also in the Roman left, but closer to the center of the board.
(4x8 btw, for 25mm figures)
Romans deployed the legionnaires in a battle line, 4 BGs up, 2BGs in a second line, with 2 BGs of auxilia at either end. The Roman right got all the Roman cavalry, with the moors on the end of the flank, the last BG of auxilia, and the archers. The left was covered by the slingers.
The Germans had 2 BG's in a first line, 2 in a second line, their cavalry and some javelin skirmishers on their left, their medium foot and the rest of the skirmishers on their right, with the archers partially covering the German front.
The Roman battle line advanced on the Germans, accompanied by a push forward by the Roman right. The Equites charged the German warband in front of them, but this proved to be a very bad idea, as the warband broke one of the cav BGs and the other broke off. The Roman subgeneral chasing the fugitives and finally catching and rallying them before they ran off the board. The roman auxilia, archers and moorish light cav continued up the right flank eventually being stopped by the German cav and skirmishers. (in what amounted to a staring contest). The roman archers retired to harrass the German warband following up on the Roman cavarly.
The Germans tried a turning movement on their right, which was countered by the left flank Roman auxilia which was broken by casualties by the MF warband, and skirmishers requiring the intervention of the second line legionary BG which broke the MF and the skirmishers who were then chased to destruction by the slingers.
The Roman center slam danced with the rest of the front line of the Germans, where the right end auxilia were broken by casualties, but the legionnaires inturn broke the warband through casualties. The second line Germans came up but were stopped Roman legionnaires, who fragmented them the same turn that continued flanking harrassing archer fire disrupted and then fragmented the left forward German battle group.
Some Roman legionnaires who rashly chased the skirmishing German archers into a wood were nearly broken by the archers rolling really big dice.
However the combination of fragmented and lost BG's broke the German army at this point.
Roman auxilia in 4 stand BG's are very fragile. I'm beginning to think that the Legionnaires in 4 stand BG's are almost as fragile.
Archery continues to surprise, disrupting and even fragmenting BG's at the most in opportune times.
4 stand BGs of javelin armed LH appear to be useless for trying to inflict enough hits to cause cohesion tests. It looks like they need to larger to try that.
All in all, a closer game than it looked, the German turning movement only being stopped by bad dice on the German side, and good dice on the Roman.
Romans:
1 FC, 2 TC
6 BGs of Legionnaires: ea 4 stands, HF Armored, Superior, drilled, impact foot, skilled swordsmen
3 BGs of Auxilia: ea 4 stands, MF, armored, average, drilled, light spear, swordsmen
2 BGs of Equites Alares: ea 4 stands, cav, armored, average, drilled, light spear, swordsmen
1 BG of Equites Mauri: 4 stands, LF, unprotected, average, undrilled, javelin
1 BG of auxiliary archers, 6 stands, LF, protected, averaged, drilled, bow
1 BG of slingers, 4 stands, LF, unprotected, average, undrilled, sling.
Fortified Camp.
Germans:
1 FC, 2 TC
1 BG of Noble cavalry, cav, protected, average, undrilled, light spear, swordsmen
2 BGs of juvenile skirmisers, ea 6 stands, LF, unprotected, average, undrilled, javelins
1 BG of archers, 8 stands, LF, unprotected, average, undrilled, bow
4 BGs of warriors, 8-10 stands each, HF, protected, average, undrilled, impact foot, swordsmen
1 BG of warriors MF, 8 stands, protected, average undrilled, impact foot, swordsmen
unfortified camp
Romans lost initiative, terrain was agricultural, with a steep wooded hill in middle of the Roman long table edge, a wood in the middle of the German long table edge, an open field in the German left flank, an enclosed field in the Roman right flank, an open field in the Roman left flank, and a plantation also in the Roman left, but closer to the center of the board.
(4x8 btw, for 25mm figures)
Romans deployed the legionnaires in a battle line, 4 BGs up, 2BGs in a second line, with 2 BGs of auxilia at either end. The Roman right got all the Roman cavalry, with the moors on the end of the flank, the last BG of auxilia, and the archers. The left was covered by the slingers.
The Germans had 2 BG's in a first line, 2 in a second line, their cavalry and some javelin skirmishers on their left, their medium foot and the rest of the skirmishers on their right, with the archers partially covering the German front.
The Roman battle line advanced on the Germans, accompanied by a push forward by the Roman right. The Equites charged the German warband in front of them, but this proved to be a very bad idea, as the warband broke one of the cav BGs and the other broke off. The Roman subgeneral chasing the fugitives and finally catching and rallying them before they ran off the board. The roman auxilia, archers and moorish light cav continued up the right flank eventually being stopped by the German cav and skirmishers. (in what amounted to a staring contest). The roman archers retired to harrass the German warband following up on the Roman cavarly.
The Germans tried a turning movement on their right, which was countered by the left flank Roman auxilia which was broken by casualties by the MF warband, and skirmishers requiring the intervention of the second line legionary BG which broke the MF and the skirmishers who were then chased to destruction by the slingers.
The Roman center slam danced with the rest of the front line of the Germans, where the right end auxilia were broken by casualties, but the legionnaires inturn broke the warband through casualties. The second line Germans came up but were stopped Roman legionnaires, who fragmented them the same turn that continued flanking harrassing archer fire disrupted and then fragmented the left forward German battle group.
Some Roman legionnaires who rashly chased the skirmishing German archers into a wood were nearly broken by the archers rolling really big dice.
However the combination of fragmented and lost BG's broke the German army at this point.
Roman auxilia in 4 stand BG's are very fragile. I'm beginning to think that the Legionnaires in 4 stand BG's are almost as fragile.
Archery continues to surprise, disrupting and even fragmenting BG's at the most in opportune times.
4 stand BGs of javelin armed LH appear to be useless for trying to inflict enough hits to cause cohesion tests. It looks like they need to larger to try that.
All in all, a closer game than it looked, the German turning movement only being stopped by bad dice on the German side, and good dice on the Roman.
